Makoto Sei Watanabe
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Makoto Sei Watanabe | |
|---|---|
 K Museum, Ariake, Tokyo | |
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) Yokohama, Japan |
| Alma mater | Yokohama National University Graduate School |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Works | Aoyama Technical College K-Museum, etc. |
| Awards | ASLA Professional Award AIJ Prize, etc. |
Makoto Sei Watanabe is a Japanese architect.
He has been experimenting with programmatic generation of architecture since the 1990s,[1] and has already been developing and implementing AI since 2001.[2]
His activities encompass not only architectural design but also research, artwork, drawing, organizing international competitions,[3] and even writing a novel.[4]
In junior high school, he belonged to the biology club.[5] In high school, he aspired to study biology at university, but on the recommendation of his biology teacher, he chose architecture as a field that combines both science and art.[6]
He graduated from Yokohama National University Graduate School in 1976, worked at Arata Isozaki Atelier, and then started MAKOTO SEI WATANABE / ARCHITECTS' OFFICE [7] in 1984.
His first actual work, "AOYAMA TECHNICAL COLLEGE" [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] (1990), which was the winning entry of the international competition, attracted attention for its bold design.
And another series in a different direction, a project called "JELLY FISH" [15][16][17] (1990), which could be described as minimalism, was announced at the same time as "AOYAMA TECHNICAL COLLEGE".
Concurrently, he explored theoretical aspects and, based on his interest in biology, conducted research that viewed cities and architecture not from the perspective of conventional 'design' but from that of 'generation'.
He then released "INDUCTION DESIGN" [1][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] (1994) as a method of generating architecture and cities using computer programs by algorithmizing the conditions to be solved. This method, later termed "ALGOrithmic Design",[25] culminated in "SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI" [26][27][28][29][30][31][32] (2000).
Subsequently, he developed the AI program "program of FLOW" [2] (2001) based on this method and used it to complete "Tsukuba Express / Kashiwanoha-Campus Station" [33][34] (2004).
Its successor AI program, "pBM: project Beautiful Mind",[35][36] is under development.
In addition, he has received numerous awards both in Japan and abroad, including for his artwork "FIBER WAVE" [37][38] (1995). He has also authored many books, and served as a university professor at home and abroad.
Major works
| Title | Year | City | Region | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOYAMA TECHNICAL COLLEGE building-1[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]（AOYAMASEIZ Institute of Technology） | 1990 | Tokyo | First Prize / International Competition | |
| N.Y. Transparent Toilet[39][40][41][42] | 1993 | New York | USA | Awarded / International Competition |
| Mura-no Terrace (Village Terrace)[43] | 1995 | Gifu | ||
| FIBER WAVE series[37][44][38] | 1995- | Gifu, Tokyo, Graz, Vigo, etc. | Austria, Spain, etc. | Artwork |
| ATLAS[45] | 1996 | Tokyo | ||
| K-MUSEUM[46] | 1996 | Tokyo | ||
| SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI[26][29][27][28][30][47][31][32] | 2000 | Tokyo | First Prize / Proposal | |
| Shinkansen / ShinMinamata Station[48][49] | 2004 | Kumamoto | ||
| ShinMinamata MON[50][51][52] | 2005 | Kumamoto | ||
| Tsukuba Express / Kashiwanoha-Campus Station[33][34] | 2004 | Chiba | ||
| Tsukuba Express / Kashiwa-Tanaka Station[53] | 2004 | Chiba | ||
| RIBBON[54] | 2005 | Graz | Austria | Museum exhibition design |
| Shanghai House[55][56] | 2005 | Shanghai | China | |
| TOKYO HOUSE[56][57] | 2006 | Tokyo | ||
| RIBBONs / open-air theater[58][59] (Fulfillment Amphitheatre / Wenxin Forest Park in Taichung) | 2009 | Taichung | Taiwan | |
| WEB FRAME -II[60] | 2011 | Tokyo |
Major Design Competitions
| Title | Year | Award | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Design Competition for AOYAMA TECHNICAL COLLEGE building-1[8][11][12][13][14][10][9] | 1988 | First Prize | |
| Design Competition for Osaka Pref. Peace Museum[61] | 1989 | Awarded | |
| Design Proposal for Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Line-12 Station[26][27][28][30][47][31][32] | 1991 | First Prize | |
| Design Proposal for Hyogo Performing Arts Center[62][63] | 1992 | Awarded | |
| Urban Outhouse Design Competition[39][40][41][64][42] | 1993 | Awarded | USA |
| ROEBLING GATEWAY PARK DESIGN COMPETITION | 1995 | Awarded | USA |
| International Design Competition for Milan 2001[65][66] | 2000 | Awarded |
Major Research and Development
| Title | Year | Executed Architectural Work (Title of the program applied) |
|---|---|---|
| INDUCTION DESIGN[1][19][18][22][23][20][21][24] | 1994-- | |
| ALGORITHMIC DESIGN[25] | 2005 | |
| 2000 | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI (WEB FRAME)[26] | |
| 2011 | (WEB FRAME II)[60] | |
| 2005 | ShinMinamata MON (KeiRiki program[51][52]) | |
| 2006 | TOKYO HOUSE (Environmental Color Program)[57] | |
| AItect series (Design Support AI Program Development)[67] | 2001-- | |
| AItect - Subsidized Research: MITOU (programs for the next generation IT innovation leaders) by IPA 'Sensory-sensitive Architecture and Urbanism Generation Program' AI program: program of FLOW[2] |
2001 - 2003 | |
| 2004 | TX Kashiwanoha-Campus Station (program of FLOW )[33][34] | |
| AItect - Subsidized Research: CREST (Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology) by JST 'Bayesian Optimization in Architectural Design' AI program: pBM = project Beautiful Mind (Joint Research with the University of Tokyo)[35][36] |
2017- 2023-- | |
| Organizer: ALGODeQ: ALGOrithmic Design Quest international programming competition[68] | 2013 - 2014 | |
| Organizer : AQS: Algorithmic design Quest international Symposium[69] | 2015 |
Professorships
| University | Position | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Tamkang University (Taiwan) Faculty of Engineering Department of Architecture | Chair Professor | 2005-2010 |
| Okayama Prefectural University Faculty of Design, Department of Architecture | Professor | 2010-2013 |
| Tokyo City University Faculty of Urban Life Studies | Professor | 2013-2017 |
Major awards
| Title | Year | Award | Work | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Review[70] | 1988,1989,1990 | Asakura Award, etc. | JELLY FISH, etc. | |
| HYLAR International Award | 1994 | Award | AOYAMA TECHNICAL COLLEGE | USA |
| JCD Design Award [71] | 1996 | Award | Mura-no Terrace | |
| Good Design Award [72] | 1996 | Award | Mura-no Terrace | |
| Chubu Architectural Award[73] | 1996 | Award | Mura-no Terrace | |
| IALD International Lighting Design Awards | 1997 | Award | FIBER WAVE (K-MUSEUM) | USA |
| IES Illumination Awards | 1997 | Award | FIBER WAVE (K-MUSEUM) | USA |
| JCD Design Award [71] | 1997 | Award | K-MUSEUM | |
| SDA Award [74] | 1997 | SDA Grand Prize | K-MUSEUM | |
| ASLA Professional Awards | 1997 | Award | K-MUSEUM | USA |
| Waterfront Award | 1997 | Award | Mura-no Terrace | USA |
| The Japan Federation of Architects and Building Engineers Associations Award[75] | 1997 | Award | Mura-no Terrace | |
| Urban Landscape Award by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) | 1997 | Award | FIBER WAVE (K-MUSEUM) | |
| iF Design Award[38] | 1998 | Top 10 Awards | FIBER WAVE | Germany |
| iF Design Award | 1998 | Award | N.Y. Transparent Toilet | Germany |
| The Marble Architectural Awards (MAA) | 1998 | First Prize | K-MUSEUM | Italy |
| Good Design Award[76] | 2001 | Gold Award | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI (Selected stations) | |
| JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) New Designer Award[77] | 2001 | Award | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI | |
| Architectural Institute of Japan Award[78] | 2002 | Award | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI | |
| 1st Environment and Equipment Design Award[79] | 2002 | Grand Prize | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI | |
| The Institute of Electrical Installation Engineers of Japan Award [80] | 2005 | Award | SUBWAY STATION / IIDABASHI | |
| Public Building Award [49] | 2008 | Special Award and Excellence Award | Shinkansen / ShinMinamata Station (Architectural Design and Surrounding Area Design Direction) |
